thầy

See also: thay, thây, thấy, and thẩy

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 師 (SV: sư). Doublet of sư.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˨˩]

Noun

thầy (柴, 偨)

1. male teacher
2. (literary) teacher
3. (dialectal, Northern Vietnam) father; dad

   thầy mẹ/u

   parents

Derived terms

Derived terms

• thầy bà
• thầy bói
• thầy cô
• thầy giáo
• thầy lang
• thầy mo

 

Synonyms

• tía (“father”)

See also

• mẹ; u (“mother”)
• cô (“female teacher”)